Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!sri-unix!bang!crash!bblue@Nosc From: bblue%Nosc@crash.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: PC/IX Port Problems Message-ID: <12423@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Aug-84 01:48:55 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.12423 Posted: Thu Aug 16 01:48:55 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 16-Aug-84 02:24:55 EDT Lines: 36 From: There definitely seem to be some port related problems with PC/IX. Not only the run-PC/IX-after-MSDOS problem Lee Merrill spoke of, but other somewhat mysterious conditions where tty0 or tty1 will get into a wedged state and refuse further commands. An attempt to shutdown at that point will cause shutdown to sit quietly for close to a minute, print the message "init: something won't die%s", and then MAYBE finish the shutdown. I had a number of interesting(?) problems bringing it up on a Compaq, but found ways around most of the problems. I'd really like to hear from others with these types of experiences. One problem that is still plaguing me is a behavior problem with certain utility programs *only* when used from tty0 or tty1. They're fine from the local console. Seems that any extra characters entered after the final c/r of the password prompt and before the system types to you when using login, su or passwd will kill the port. You can still send to it and the machine will respond (you'd only know that if it were right next to you), but no output of any kind comes from the port. Once you have disconnected, the port is in its famous wedged state and nothing at all seems to clear it. Only solution at that point is a one minute shutdown (described above). IBM says its because PC/IX isn't running on an IBM! What help. For example: login: yourid password: yourpass will kill it every time. Anything entered at the point of the second c/r after your password, but before you receive more output from PC/IX on any of the three utilities I mentioned will do it. I'm using the MicroLine BabyBlue II board for both ports. It works flawlessly in MS-DOS. Any suggestions? (please mail me directly, and I'll summarize if necessary) --Bill Blue {sdcsvax, sdchema, ihnp4}!bang!crash!bblue